<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_FON-2019-0024_s_008_w2aab3b7c10b1b6b1aab1c17b1Aa"><h3>Objective</h3><p>To design a scientific, feasible caring training content for nurse managers.</p></sec><sec id="j_FON-2019-0024_s_009_w2aab3b7c10b1b6b1aab1c17b2Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>Training content came from review of literature; all the content were sorted out, analyzed, and compiled by the research team. Then, a Delphi method was used to collect opinions from experts on the caring training contents.</p></sec><sec id="j_FON-2019-0024_s_010_w2aab3b7c10b1b6b1aab1c17b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>A 22-member multidisciplinary panel was engaged in a two-round Delphi process to assess the importance of the items and to identify any additional elements. Consensus was obtained on 23 items that belonged to four modules. There were 10 items related to caring knowledge and caring ability, six items related to caring leadership, three items related to caring education, and four items related to caring research.</p></sec><sec id="j_FON-2019-0024_s_011_w2aab3b7c10b1b6b1aab1c17b4Aa"><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The four-module integrated training contents achieved in this study represented the core caring knowledge and skills that a nurse manager who worked in hospital needed to know. Nurse managers can choose any module to have a system learning according to their practical needs, totally or separately.</p></sec></abstract>

ObjectiveTo design a scientific, feasible caring training content for nurse managers.MethodsTraining content came from review of literature; all the content were sorted out, analyzed, and compiled by the research team. Then, a Delphi method was used to collect opinions from experts on the caring training contents.ResultsA 22-member multidisciplinary panel was engaged in a two-round Delphi process to assess the importance of the items and to identify any additional elements. Consensus was obtained on 23 items that belonged to four modules. There were 10 items related to caring knowledge and caring ability, six items related to caring leadership, three items related to caring education, and four items related to caring research.ConclusionsThe four-module integrated training contents achieved in this study represented the core caring knowledge and skills that a nurse manager who worked in hospital needed to know. Nurse managers can choose any module to have a system learning according to their practical needs, totally or separately.

Constructing a caring training content for nurse managers: a Delphi study

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ObjectiveTo design a scientific, feasible caring training content for nurse managers.MethodsTraining content came from review of literature; all the content...

Module	Training content	Mean	SD	CV	Weight
Caring Knowledge and Caring Ability		4.86	0.35	0.07	0.4490
	The caring overview	4.45	0.51	0.11	0.0176
	Belief and spirit in caring	4.95	0.21	0.04	0.0852
	Caring theories	4.86	0.35	0.07	0.0760
	Human-based management	4.59	0.59	0.13	0.0266
	Courtesy in caring	4.55	0.67	0.15	0.0245
	Caring in communication	4.82	0.50	0.10	0.0589
	Strategies for self-care	4.82	0.40	0.08	0.0589
	Caring for patients	4.81	0.40	0.08	0.0494
	Caring for family members	4.64	0.49	0.11	0.0343
	Narrative medicine in human caring	4.45	0.67	0.15	0.0176
Caring Leadership		4.55	0.51	0.11	0.1761
	Creating caring culture	4.73	0.46	0.10	0.0449
	Organizing caring activities	4.59	0.59	0.13	0.0305
	Caring for nursing working environment	4.73	0.46	0.10	0.0449
	Caring responsibility for nurse mangers	4.41	0.67	0.15	0.0131
	Caring standards, criteria, and patterns	4.50	0.51	0.11	0.0213
	Assessing and measuring caring in nursing	4.50	0.51	0.11	0.0213
Caring Education		4.68	0.48	0.10	0.2259
	Selecting education contents	4.64	0.49	0.11	0.0904
	Teaching approaches	4.64	0.49	0.11	0.0904
	Evaluating the training effect	4.50	0.51	0.11	0.0452
Caring Research		4.36	0.58	0.13	0.1490
	Selecting topics for research	4.45	0.51	0.11	0.0401
	Research methods in caring	4.27	0.63	0.15	0.0180
	Article writing	4.41	0.50	0.11	0.0287
	Evidence-based caring practice	4.68	0.48	0.10	0.0621

Item	n	%
Gender
Female	20	90.9
Male	2	9.1
Age, years
<40	3	13.6
40–49	8	36.4
50–59	10	45.5
>60	1	4.5
Degree
Bachelor	3	13.6
Master	14	63.6
Doctor	5	22.7
Years of experience
<20	2	9.1
20–29	10	45.5
30–39	9	40.9
>39	1	4.5
Position
Professor	7	31.8
Associate professor	2	9.1
Director of nursing	10	45.5
Associate director of nursing	3	13.6
Discipline
Nursing Education	6	27.3
Nursing Administration	6	27.3
Nursing Education and Administration	6	27.3
Medical Humanities	2	9.1
Hospital Management	2	9.1

Constructing a caring training content for nurse managers: a Delphi study

Article Category: Original article

Data publikacji: 10 lip 2019

Zakres stron: 161 - 168

Otrzymano: 27 cze 2018

Przyjęty: 09 wrz 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/FON-2019-0024

Słowa kluczowe
caring, training, nurse manager, Delphi technique

© 2019 Rui Chen and Yi-Lan Liu, published by Sciendo

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Caring training contents for nurse manager

Demographic information of experts (n=22).

Constructing a caring training content for nurse managers: a Delphi study

Article Category: Original article

Data publikacji: 10 lip 2019

Zakres stron: 161 - 168

Otrzymano: 27 cze 2018

Przyjęty: 09 wrz 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/FON-2019-0024

Słowa kluczowecaring, training, nurse manager, Delphi technique

© 2019 Rui Chen and Yi-Lan Liu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Caring training contents for nurse manager

Demographic information of experts (n=22).

Słowa kluczowe
caring, training, nurse manager, Delphi technique